Ramhorn (G1)

The name or term "Ramhorn" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Ramhorn (disambiguation).

Ramhorn is an Autobot Mini-Cassette from the Generation 1 continuity family.

"Slaggit, Blaster, lemme out or I'll SMASH my way out!"

Ramhorn is one bad-tempered tape. In beast mode, he's very aggressive and easily provoked. If somebody messes with his stuff, he'll most likely smash the offender, then smash the tampered-with belongings, then smash everything nearby for good measure. He's very strong, too, able to upend Barry Manilow's tour bus with a single blow if he wants to. Even in cassette mode, he can give off damaging vibrations. While these aren't going to derail any trains anytime soon, they're absolutely murderous to portable stereos.

Fiction

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Transformers cartoon

Voice actor: John Hostetter (English), Takurō Kitagawa (Japanese), Imo Heite (German, Forever is a Long Time Coming), Bernd Simon (German, Nightmare Planet), Manfred Schmidt (German, The Quintesson Journal), Reinhard Brock (German, Call of the Primitives)

Y'know, maybe if real rhinos had those hip-mounted weapons, they wouldn't be going extinct.

During the Battle of Autobot City, Ramhorn and his fellow cassettes Eject, Rewind and Steeljaw fought their Decepticon counterparts, saving Perceptor. Ramhorn tackled Ratbat right out of the air in the battle. The Transformers: The Movie

Ramhorn’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series “Transformers: The Animated Movie.”

Ramhorn fights the tiiiiniest Dark Guardian!

Ramhorn was one of the Autobots who were accidentally sent 11 million years back in time via the Quintesson time window, along with Blaster, Blurr, Wreck-Gar, and the other Autobot cassettes. Ramhorn demonstrated his ability to speak, something which most Decepticon cassette beasts did not seem to possess (although he did have a weird stutter). He and the other temporally displaced Autobots agreed to help Beta and her ancient Autobot rebels launch an attack on the Quintesson capital of Hive City, in a last-ditch effort to drive the five-faced oppressors from their planet. As the other future Autobots debated the best way to draw off the Dark Guardians, Ramhorn did what he does best: violently charge the enemy head first. Unfortunately, the attack was nearly thwarted when the Autobots were overwhelmed by a reserve force of Dark Guardians. Luckily, A-3, who had been stranded in the future via the time window, returned to the past at the last minute, disabling the Dark Guardians with his Coder Remote device, allowing Ramhorn and the others to return to the year 2006. Forever Is a Long Time Coming

Later, after Daniel Witwicky and Grimlock were accidentally sent to Menonia, Ramhorn helped track them down. After briefly destroying a battering ram, Steeljaw sniffed out Daniel, who was trying to free the Golden One from his prison in a cave and stop Mara-Al-Utha. Steeljaw must be a pretty darn good friend of Ramhorn's, because the robo-rhino actually turned and left a battle in progress to join him in locating Daniel. None of the humans had the strength to move the rock entombing the Golden One. As he and Steeljaw didn't have opposable thumbs, Ramhorn did the next best thing: charge the rock blocking the cave at full speed. It shattered, with debris nearly hitting the fleshies. He still needs to work on that whole "protecting people" thing. Madman's Paradise

Or maybe he's just a big frickin' rhino.

Out in space once with Blaster and Outback, Ramhorn was riding inside Sky Lynx in cassette mode when Perceptor sent them on a mission to identify a Quintesson locator beacon. Sky Lynx had trouble landing on the planet in question, so Ramhorn, Steeljaw and Blaster waddled out the airlock while still in their massively oversized cassette and player modes. It was hilarious. The Quintesson Journal

Ramhorn was briefly seen fighting the Decepticons in Europe, alongside Ultra Magnus and Rodimus Prime. He and Steeljaw tackled Galvatron in his cannon mode. The Ultimate Weapon

Ramhorn was among the so-called "primitives" summoned by a mysterious entity known only as "The Primacron's Assistant" to combat Primacron and his latest creation, Tornedron. When the Dinobots, Predacons, and Terrorcons brawled inside Trypticon, Ramhorn strangely did not participate in the battle, but tried to avoid it. Ramhorn didn't fare any better than the other primitives in battle with Tornedron and had his energy drained by the bizarre creature, only to be restored to life when Grimlock activated the reverse switch, dissipating the energy monster. Call of the Primitives

Japanese cartoon continuity

Scramble City

In the late 1980s, when the Autobots were in the process of creating a mobile battle fortress, Ravage, Laserbeak and Ratbat attempted to infiltrate their subterranean facility and gain information on the construction project. Blaster deployed Ramhorn and Steeljaw to occupy Ravage and Laserbeak while he himself tried to fend off Ratbat; unfortunately, Ravage was able to dodge Ramhorn's missile attacks, and his feline agility allowed him to quickly get the better of the irascible rhino and take him down, while Blaster failed to prevent Ratbat from penetrating the facility and making off with data on the new "Scramble City". Scramble City: Mobilization

The Headmasters cartoon

Voice actor: Kōji Totani (Japanese)

In the year 2011, Ramhorn and the Mini-Cassettes journeyed to the Arctic with Blaster to help Hot Rod in the search for the missing Matrix of Leadership. There, they confronted the Predacons and Ramhorn got into a head-butting contest with Headstrong, emerging on top and hurling him into the sky before following up with a missile barrage. The Decepticon cheated by switching to robot mode and shooting the rockets down. The battle ended in tragedy when Blaster was killed in battle with his arch-foe, Soundwave. The Mystery of Planet Master Ramhorn and the Cassettes mourned the loss of their friend so greatly that they couldn't even go on missions. Eventually, Rodimus Prime had Blaster rebuilt using Master technology as Twincast. Reunited, Ramhorn and Twincast infiltrated Trypticon and the planet Chaar to stop Galvatron's Madmachine from being used against the Autobots. The Great Cassette Operation

Do not disturb a Darwin's frog during labor.

Later, in a form of stealth mission usually reserved for Decepticon Cassettes, Ramhorn and Steeljaw somehow managed to reach Chaar on their own and spy on Scorponok, learning all about his plans for plasma energy and witnessing the creation of his giant Transtector. The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts Using this Transtector, the Decepticons departed Earth to search for energy on other planets, and Twincast, Ramhorn and the Mini-Cassettes joined Fortress' crew in hunting them down. On Paradise, Ramhorn was dispatched on a scouting mission with the other Mini-Cassettes. Head Formation of Friendship

Back on Earth, Ramhorn and the Mini-Cassettes ejected to help Twincast gather information on the recent upsurge of Decepticon activity. The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg When the Decepticons seemingly abandoned Earth, Ramhorn and his fellow Mini-Cassettes did some investigating to make sure they were gone. Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1) The villains eventually returned, however, and in the final battle at the North Pole, Ramhorn and the Mini-Cassettes were unleashed on Mindwipe to save the Headmasters from his hypnotic powers. The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)

Transformers Legends comic

When Twincast was infected with blackballs, shrinking his body, Ramhorn and the other cassettes turned out to be unaffected thanks to having been hidden away inside him at the time. They evacuated Twincast's body before it shrunk into nothingness, then helped with converting him and other blackball victims into Headmasters. Headmaster Chapter Prologue After Twincast returned to being Blaster, he looked back at his past, remembering his spy missions with Ramhorn and the others. Bonus Edition Vol. 27

Ramhorn was injured in battle and repaired by Perceptor, who replaced his cassette mode with a new tank mode and gave him a third handheld weapon mode in the process. He initially disliked the changes, but grew to like being a tank after its firepower came in handy when saving Perceptor from Katsu Don. After being freed, Perceptor sent Katsu Don fleeing by aiming Ramhorn's weapon mode at him. Bonus Edition Vol. 56

Ask Vector Prime

Ramhorn was one of the many cassettes deployed by Blaster against Re-Volt, Chaos, and Traitor when the Renegades tried to breach Autobot City. Ramhorn charged and trampled Traitor in the ensuing fight. Echoes and Fragments

Marvel UK future timelines

Oof! Right in the quintebeans!

When the Quintessons invaded Autobot City in 2008, Blaster was deactivated and strung up on the outer wall and Ramhorn was trapped inside with his fellow cassettes. Hot Rod and Arcee managed to get to Blaster and free the cassettes later on, increasing their ranks in order to fight back against the Quintesson occupied city. Ramhorn was seen impaling a Quintesson in the guts with his horn. Space Pirates!

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

During the Age of Internment, Ramhorn served under Blaster and Perceptor as part of the last remaining Autobot force free and fighting the Decepticons. The Age of Wrath Pt.2

The Age of Wrath ceased publication before the story could conclude. The following would have taken place in unpublished issues.

Ramhorn accompanied Blaster as he used an ancient map of Cybertron's depths to infiltrate Megatron's slave camp, only for them to be discovered by Megatron himself. The Age of Wrath Pt.4

In the modern era, Ramhorn was once again part of a resistance cell, this time being directed by Hot Rod and Kup. He, Blaster, and his fellow cassettes participated in the insurrection against Shockwave's Cybertronian government. Countdown to Extinction

Transformers vs. G.I. Joe

Ramhorn carried Wild Bill into battle with Sixshot during the final battle with the Decepticons. Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12

IDW Generation 1 continuity

In the era of Zeta Prime, Ramhorn was seen among the crowd of protesters rallying against the Autobot cop who reportedly killed an unarmed Decepticon agitator. To Walk Among the Chosen

Games

Transformers Legends

Ramhorn was among Blaster's team which infiltrated a human base in an attempt to prevent the Decepticons raiding the technology there. Unfortunately they discovered that Soundwave and his tapes had beaten them to it. Espionage

Angry Birds Transformers

Ramhorn appears as a wearable accessory for Terence in the game.

Angry Birds Transformers

Toys

Generation 1

• Eject & Ramhorn (Cassette 2-pack, 1986)
  • Accessories: 2 Missile Batteries

Ramhorn transforms from robotic rhinoceros to microcassette and back. For the Hasbro line, he was only available in a two-pack with Eject.

Two versions of Ramhorn exist: one with silver vacuum metalized add-on weapons, and one with gold.

• More information on Ramhorn at TFU.info

• Ramhorn (Cassettebot, 1986, 1987)
  • Japanese ID number: C-66, C-119
  • Accessories: 2 Missile Batteries

In Japan, Ramhorn — like most of the "Cassettebots" and "Cassettetrons" — was only (originally) individually available, and was released again in the Headmasters. toyline.

Universe (2008)

• Autobot Blaster (2010)
  • Series: G1 Series
  • Accessories: 2 Missile Batteries

Ramhorn was available in this San Diego Comic-Con exclusive reissue of Blaster alongside Steeljaw and Eject. Released as part of the 2008 Universe toyline, the packaging also has a special foil-detailed outer slip case. This version of Ramhorn comes with silver add-on weapons and tampographed details (making it nearly identical to the Encore release just prior to this one sans the weapons).

This set was also made available at the Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong Fair 2010.

Encore

Whoops, tampographs.

• Great Cassette Operation 2 (2009)
  • Encore number: 17
  • Accessories: 2 Missile Batteries

As part of TakaraTomy's Encore line, Ramhorn was reissued along with Ratbat, Slugfest, and Steeljaw. This version of Ramhorn comes with gold vacuum metalized add-on weapons, and his tape stickers were replaced with tampographs for this release.

Generations

Platinum Edition

• Autobot Intel Ops (2015)
  • Accessories: Concussion rifle, missile launcher, 3 missiles, 6 slides, slide holder

Hasbro again released Blaster in 2015 as part of the Platinum Edition toyline. He was co-packed with Perceptor, Eject, Ramhorn, and Steeljaw in a box with an opening front cover.

In the United States, this set was officially a Target exclusive, though it was initially only ever found at a single Target store, otherwise only available via the company's website. It was later revealed that multiple Target stores had kept it in their stockroom and eventually put it out on instant clearance many months later. However, it was also stocked by US-based online retailers BigBadToyStore and TFSource, who supposedly obtained it as an import from Asia. It was available in several of Hasbro's Asian markets (namely Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore; it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not). In Australia, it was sold at Toys"R"Us stores.

In the United Kingdom, it was both sold at Toys"R"Us stores and officially available via the UK division of Amazon, making this the first official UK release of all the toys contained within! In Spain, it was officially available via the Spanish division of Amazon. In Germany, it was originally available via Bankroft, an online retailer that otherwise specializes in Nerf blasters and accessories, as part of a special "Fan Edition" arrangement through Hasbro Germany, with the help of several German fan sites. Due to low sales, the unsold stock was later sold to Actionfiguren24, a German online retailer that specializes in imported toys, who was able to lower its price for its existing stock of imported Autobot Intel Ops sets as a result.

Titans Return

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(More common, darker hue variant pictured.)

• Ramhorn (Titan Master, 2017)
  • Accessories: Rhino/tank/rocket-launcher vehicle

Part of Wave 5 (and the only new guy in the wave) of Titans Return, Ramhorn is a retool of Shuffler who transforms from robot to a head compatible with any Deluxe-or-larger Titans Return figure. He comes with a vehicle accessory, retooled from Shuffler's, which can transform from a rhino to a tank, or a rocket pack which can be held by larger figures. While the accessory's beast mode is clearly based on G1 Ramhorn, the main body's head mode is based on the unreleased rhino Headmaster Warrior.

Ramhorn initially saw a very limited release in the United States, with sporadic sightings mostly at Meijer stores. For the Christmas 2017 season, however, he suddenly appeared at numerous Aldi stores, of all places. Two variants of Ramhorn are known to exist, differing in their base orange plastic color. The seemingly more-common version features a darker shade, whilst the other has a brighter orange closer to traditional depictions of Ramhorn (including the stock CG render on the packaging).

Ramhorn's main body was later redecoed as Legends Clouder while his accessory was redecoed as Legends Amhorn (see next section).

Titans Return mold: Shuffler
Titan Master: Hasbro: Titans Return Shuffler Ramhorn TakaraTomy: Legends LG47 Clouder Accessory: Hasbro: Titans Return Shuffler's partner drone Ramhorn's partner drone TakaraTomy: Legends LG56 Amhorn LG59 Big Fight

Legends

• Perceptor (2017-12-30)
  • ID number: LG56

Available only with Legends Perceptor, "Amhorn" is is a redeco of his Titans Return partner drone accessory in cartoon-accurate colors, but does not include the Titan Master. Amhorn transforms from a rhino to a tank which Perceptor's Headmaster stage can ride to a rocket launcher which can be held by Perceptor.

Titans Return mold: Shuffler
Titan Master: Hasbro: Titans Return Shuffler Ramhorn TakaraTomy: Legends LG47 Clouder Accessory: Hasbro: Titans Return Shuffler's partner drone Ramhorn's partner drone TakaraTomy: Legends LG56 Amhorn LG59 Big Fight

Notes

• Ramhorn has the distinction of being the only animal mini-cassette to speak throughout his time in the Generation 1 cartoon. The closest another came was Ravage, whose voice was once heard giving a playback of information in tape mode and Steeljaw giving Twincast a single heavyhearted "farewell brother" The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg.
• Although Ramhorn didn't explicitly appear in the Marvel US comic he's featured on the cover of the Titan Books trade paperback collection Cybertron Redux, implying that he was the red cassette that Scrounge handed to Blaster in "The Smelting Pool!".
• Thus far, Ramhorn has never displayed a desire to stomp out a fire.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Amhorn (アムホーン Amuhōn)
• French: Rhinoféroce (Canada)
• Italian: Cuneo, Striker (The Headmasters)
• Mandarin: Xīniú (犀牛, "Rhinoceros")
• Russian: Bodun (Бодун, "Hangover")